Author | Timothy Findley |
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Language | English |
Publication date | 2003 |
Publication place | Canada |
ISBN | 9780006394747 |
Preceded by | Spadework |
Journeyman: Travels of a Writer is a 2003 book by Timothy Findley. [1] The book, compiled by Findley's partner William Whitehead, is a posthumous collection of journal entries, letters, poems, speeches and newspaper and magazine articles written by Findley. [2] Some, but not all, editions of the book have been published under the alternate title Journeyman: Travels with a Writer.
The book is organized in sections, with writings addressing his travels, sojourns in the past and future, and Findley's craft as a writer and actor. [3]
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